HAVANA – Today, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee Regional Operations Center arrested Midway City Manager Auburn Ford, 53, of Havana, Fla., for violating his probation after law enforcement agents found a firearm in his city issued vehicle.

Ford is on felony probation with the Florida Department of Corrections until July 2014.

Agents found the firearm while executing a search warrant at Ford’s home. The search warrant was part of a separate on-going investigation by FDLE and FBI.

Ford was arrested without incident at his home and booked into the Gadsden County Jail.

By: Andy Alcock

The Midway City Manager, Auburn Ford, has been arrested, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are serving a search warrant at City Hall.

The search warrant was served at 8 a.m., and federal and state officials are still investigating.

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